The Primordial War: The Symbol Emperor

Zhuque led Weichen to observe another location. Upon arriving at their destination, Weichen exclaimed in surprise, "This...this is the divine tree from the beginning of creation..."

What comes into view is a towering ancient tree, millions of feet tall, exuding a vast, ancient, and wild aura.

Wei Chen carefully observed every flower, every blade of grass, and every tree here. Although the number was not large, totaling only a few thousand, each of the Primordial Trees exuded a powerful and vigorous aura.

It is like a primeval land that has never been discovered, or like the beginning of time, without a trace of worldly life.

“I hate it…” Wei Chen suddenly sighed.

"What's wrong with you now?" Zhuque asked, frowning. She didn't understand why Weichen was beating his chest and stamping his feet in regret when he saw the Creation Tree.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​collecting the divine tree from the beginning of creation?" Wei Chen asked enviously.

Upon hearing this, Zhuque rolled her eyes at Weichen and said, "Although these divine trees from the beginning of creation are just ordinary spiritual roots, they are still among the innate ones. What's even more precious is that they contain a trace of the energy of creation, giving them unlimited growth potential. They are invaluable treasures. So why don't you collect them?"

"Look... each of these Primordial Spiritual Roots contains innate Dao patterns," Zhuque proudly introduced. "When I first collected them, they were only low-grade innate spiritual roots, but now more than half of them have advanced to mid-grade innate spiritual roots. As long as there is enough spiritual energy to nourish them, these Primordial Spiritual Roots have a high probability of advancing to high-grade innate spiritual roots. And each high-grade innate spiritual root is of great benefit to your current cultivation level. Why wouldn't I collect such a treasure?"

"Sigh..." Wei Chen sighed heavily again. He had already recognized these as innate spiritual roots from the beginning, but his pride prevented him from considering ordinary innate spiritual roots. He only wanted to collect top-tier spiritual roots, such as the Yellow Plum.

So I didn't think about it too deeply, and I didn't accept it.

But now, seeing the immense potential of these newly created spiritual roots, I can't help but feel incredibly regretful.

But it's too late to regret it now, because all these primordial spiritual roots have been collected. They've either taken human form or been destroyed by ferocious beasts.

It's gone now!

Wei Chen regretted it more and more as he thought about it. He knew that there were quite a few of these Heaven-Opening Spiritual Roots, enough for a whole Yuanhui. If he had collected them all...

Then... the value of a supreme innate treasure must be no greater than this!

Fortunately, there was some consolation. Wei Chen wasn't so foolish as to refuse even top-tier innate spiritual materials back then, otherwise he would be contemplating suicide now.

Hearing Wei Chen sigh again, and see the look of deep regret on his face, Zhuque immediately realized something and asked incredulously, "You didn't encounter the Heaven-Opening Divine Tree and fail to collect it, did you?"

Wei Chen nodded regretfully and said, "To tell you the truth, I was the first being in the primordial world. When I took human form, the Heavenly Dao hadn't even been born yet! Back then, every mountain in the primordial world was barren, with only one or two divine trees that had created the heavens. At that time, I didn't think much about it... so..."

"You..." Zhuque pointed at Weichen, her face flushed with anger. She wanted to curse, but couldn't find the right words. Finally, she spat out five words through gritted teeth: "You idiot."

Wei Chen's face immediately darkened. He was filled with remorse, and now he was hearing angry curses.

His expression grew increasingly grim as he retorted, "These primordial spiritual roots never actually grew into innate spiritual roots; they merely contained innate Daoist essence and were tainted with a trace of primordial energy. I possess such precious treasures; why would I care about these?"

"You..." Zhuque was furious, her anger surging like a raging storm. "Do you even know how much a Heaven-Opening Spiritual Root is worth these days?"

"What is its value?" Although Wei Chen didn't want to discuss this topic any further, he couldn't help but feel curious.

"A mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, and this is only the lowest level of the Creation Tree. Some of them can't even be exchanged for a high-grade innate spiritual treasure."

The Vermilion Bird's face was contorted with rage, bordering on madness. "One hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred Heaven-Opening Divine Trees, and you just turn a blind eye to them? Aren't you incredibly stupid?"

Note: For ease of calculation, I changed the time unit from one epoch to 120,000 years; other units are calculated normally.

"Are you kidding me?" Wei Chen was startled by the value, but then he thought about it and felt relieved.

"How could there not be?" Zhuque's anger hadn't subsided, but her tone was full of heartache: "Do you know how great the benefits of the Heaven-Opening Divine Tree are? If they are great, it can not only consolidate the earth's veins, gather spiritual energy, and nourish life, but also condense the power of heaven and earth. Most importantly, the Heaven-Opening Divine Tree can eliminate a small amount of karmic debt. You should weigh it yourself, can this be compared to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure?"

Wei Chen knew, of course, that it was incomparable, but it was too late for regrets now; it was too late to say anything.

He waved his hand dismissively, "Alright, alright, stop talking."

Although Zhuque's heart was bleeding, she didn't say anything more. She was suffering, but did Weichen feel any better?

Ultimately, this is Weichen's problem, and it's his loss.

However... when Suzaku heard that such a large sum of treasure had been lost, he felt even more distressed than Weichen.

However, she still comforted him, saying, "You don't need to be sad. Although these Creation Trees are extremely valuable, you already have enough treasures! Even if you had more Creation Trees, they would be useless to you."

Zhuque was telling the truth. Weichen possessed the Twelve-Petaled Green Lotus and numerous treasures, and he had no intention of opening his doors to the public, not to mention his luck.

Given Wei Chen's personality, he even dared to steal the treasure of the ancestor of all paths, so even if he had a lot of luck, it wouldn't be enough for him to squander.

Therefore, luck is meaningless to Wei Chen; it has no effect whatsoever.

"Let's go!" Wei Chen smiled.

The two of them flashed into the Creation Tree and came to a divine tree that was blazing with fire.

This divine tree that created the heavens was simply a pillar of fire reaching the sky, blazing with raging flames.

Wisps of black flame were entwined around the divine tree. This divine tree was no ordinary tree; it was actually the Creation Tree, and had now grown into a superior-grade innate fire spirit root.

A thousand meters away from the divine tree is a pool of water, in which two nine-grade blue lotuses are rooted. These were given by Wei Chen to Zhu Que, and two more were given to Wang Shu.

Wei Chen immediately recognized that the wisps of flame were the true spirits of the Vermilion Bird Clan.

"Sigh..." Zhuque looked at the true spirit in the tree, her expression full of sorrow.

"This spirit of sacrificing for one's people is so great," Wei Chen said with respect.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "You want me to help your people?"

Zhuque nodded, her fiery red lips pursed, her eyes reddening.

“You should have allowed them to retain a portion of their essence! Now only their true spirit remains. Even if they were to reshape their physical bodies in the future, their aptitude…”

Wei Chen shook his head, not wanting to hurt Zhu Que any further.

Without an origin, creating a physical body is useless. It's just an empty shell, a leaky body. It's impossible to comprehend and advance to a higher realm, and even returning to one's peak is somewhat impossible.

To possess a good Dao body, one would need treasures for shaping the physical form. But with over 30 billion Vermilion Bird Clan members here, where would they find so many treasures for shaping the physical body?

"When our people returned to their origin, I ordered them to leave behind a portion of their original essence, but they refused, fearing it would become a burden on our clan. This last remaining true spirit was left only after I forcibly commanded them to leave it behind. Otherwise, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have wanted to leave behind this trace of true spirit," said Zhuque.

"Let's discuss this later!" Wei Chen said.

"Hmm, I've made you spend money again!" Zhuque said.

"It's nothing!" Wei Chen waved his hand dismissively.